AR-15 Rifles For Home And Self-Defense, In Alabama

Although a rifle is the single best choice for self and home defense unfortunately there are those politicians in Alabama and elsewhere in the country that simply don’t understand that a Rile is a incredible tool, and they are trying to vilify Rifles, especially sporting rifles and any firearm that is capable of semi-auto fire.

Your 2nd amendment rights in Alabama is under attack by ignorant politicians and US Precision Defense is helping to bring out the truth about firearms and their invaluable role in Self-Defense, and saving lives.

It is a sad state of affairs that in Alabama that something that is so iconic in all of American history is so misunderstood by politicians, they forget history, that every single state in our union had Rifles as part of their history and even in the formation on their actual existence.

Rifles as a way of Self-Defense in Alabama is a right that all Americans should have without the impedance that some are trying to impose on your rights. Rifles not only are an excellent tool for Self-Defense, they came to the defense of our country from our founding to this very day, and we would not be a Nation if Rifles had not been available for our common Self-Defense.

The Alabama State Constitution states: "That every citizen has a right to bear arms in defense of himself and the state."

The State preempts local regulation of handguns. The handgun preemption statute reads "the entire subject matter of handguns is reserved to the State Legislature." With regards to firearms other than handguns, localities may regulate the discharge of firearms and levy taxes. On April 21, 2010, Gov. Bob Riley signed House Bill 2 into law as Act 2010-496 amending Ala. §13A-11-63, to allow civilian ownership of short-barrel rifles and short-barrel shotguns, as allowed by federal law. Alabama has always been a supporter of gun ownership by its citizens, and is considered a pro 2nd amendment state.

Alabama currently has reciprocity agreements with 23 different states; for a complete listing of these and reciprocity agreements of all states in the country visit US Precision Defense reciprocity maps located on our Home page.

Gun owners and sportsmen earned a major victory with the passage of an omnibus firearms bill, Senate Bill 286. This NRA-supported bill was signed into law in May of 2013 by Governor Robert Bentley (R) and will take effect on August 1, 2013. Senate Bill 286 will protect and restore Alabama citizen Rights to keep and Bear Arms in Alabama by reforming the state gun laws. A complete list of this bill can be found on both the Alabama State and NRA-ILA websites.

Some of the most notable provisions of the Bill 286; One of the measures allows gun owners who do not have a concealed-carry permit to keep their weapons inside their vehicles. The bill will also allow Alabama residents to bring their guns onto their workplace property as long as the firearm stays hidden in their vehicle. The new legislation also calls for fines to be levied on law enforcement officials who try to stop law-abiding citizens from open holster carry of their firearms.

A comment on gun control from the Alabama Sheriff’s association: “Every Sheriff in Alabama takes the Oath of Office to support the Constitution of the United States, which includes the 2nd Amendment, and the Constitution of Alabama of 1901 (which includes Article I, Section 26). The Sheriffs support the laws of the land, as they expect all of the citizens of Alabama to do.”

US Precision Defense applauds Alabama for the states support of the 2nd amendment. As laws change we keep our database updated and can be found on our reciprocity maps located on our home page.

In Alabama with the recent passage of omnibus firearms bill, Senate Bill 286 there are some very significant changes to the law, two very notable provisions are first; Shifts the current “May Issue” concealed carry permit system to a “Shall Issue” permit system and requires that a sheriff must issue or deny the carry permit within thirty days. Should someone be denied a permit, a written denial must be provided and that applicant would have an opportunity to appeal the denial.

The second provision is in regards to reciprocity agreements; the new law allows for all other valid state-issued permits to carry a concealed firearm to be recognized in Alabama. This one provision alone is impressive in that it is a clear support of the 2nd amendment. It is expected that many other states will add Alabama to their list of states that will be approved to carry concealed within their borders and part of mutual reciprocity agreements.

In response to the recent Federal Governments attempt to force highly restrictive Gun control laws onto the states without their participation in the decision process Alabama was one the first states to push back and the Alabama Senate in a recent session voted 24-6 for a bill that would declare federal gun control laws to be null and void in Alabama if they were in "violation of the Second Amendment." Sen. Paul Sanford, R-Huntsville, said the law would put the federal government on notice that the state would not enforce "unconstitutional" gun control laws. He also stated “They are not going to use our law enforcement resources to enforce their law that we believe is unconstitutional,”

The Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives Mike Hubbard (R) from Auburn said on Facebook prior to the announcement from President Obama that he planned on legislation and executive orders concerning his ideas on Gun-Control; “Today, President Obama will unveil his plan to infringe on your gun rights. Guns are not the problem and gun control is not the answer. To simply point a finger at guns and call for their outlaw is lazy, patently political and constitutionally dangerous.”

Alabama is a state the believes and upholds that constitution, all of it, even the 2nd amendment, and have become one of the leading states that is not only speaking up, it is taking actions to safeguard its state citizens’ rights even if it means in defiance of the current administration in Washington.

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